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Part 1. The klezmer profession: social and artistic function. The music of the klezmer within East Ashkenazic music --
What's in a name?: the word klezmer and Jewish professional musicians --
The klezmer ensemble --
The role of Russia in the study of klezmer music --
The Jewish wedding and its musical repertoire --
East European Jewish dance --
Part 2. Genre and style in klezmer music. The genres and repertoires of klezmer music --
Moralishe niggunim: the musical genres of the wedding --
Rhythmic melody among the Ashkenazim: nign and zmires --
Old European components in the core repertoire --
The sher: history and choreography --
North and South in lezmer music: Northern redl and Southern freylekhs --
Skotshne and freylekhs --
The khosidl at the interface of mystical and secular expression --
The bulgar: a transnational klezmer dance genre --
Postlude: a lezmer legacy --
Appendix 1: Overview of modal usage in klezmer music.

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Walter Zev Feldman.

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"Deeply informed by historical research, fine-tuned cultural sensibilities, priceless interviews, and decades of experience as a performer and teacher, this book will stand for many years to come as a monument to Jewish musical creativity, to the specificity of Ashkenaz, and to the fruitful workings of diasporic interaction."--Jonathan Boyarin, Diann G. and Thomas Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies, Cornell University"Feldman draws knowledge and wisdom straight from the wellsprings of klezmer music as a pioneer researcher, performer, and thinker. His deep regional knowledge, rigorous fieldwork, historical insight, and close collaboration with key musicians make this seminal volume outstanding."--Mark Slobin, Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music, Wesleyan University"Feldman's text addresses important voids in the field, and will be regarded as a valuable reference volume." --Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory "Deeply informed by historical research, fine-tuned cultural sensibilities, priceless interviews, and decades of experience as a performer and teacher, this book will stand for many years to come as a monument to Jewish musical creativity, to the specificity of Ashkenaz, and to the fruitful workings of diasporic interaction."--Jonathan Boyarin, Diann G. and Thomas Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies, Cornell University"Feldman draws knowledge and wisdom straight from the wellsprings of klezmer music as a pioneer researcher, performer, and thinker. His deep regional knowledge, rigorous fieldwork, historical insight, and close collaboration with key musicians make this seminal volume outstanding."--Mark Slobin, Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music, Wesleyan UniversityRead more...